In Season 5 of Breaking Bad, Walter gives Jesse advice on how they can move forward in the episode titled Blood Money. He tells Jesse, “You need to stop focusing on the darkness behind you. The past is the past. Nothing can change what we’ve done.” But Jesse is wary of Walter ‘s words and rightfully so.
The lesson we can learn from this quote is that we are not our mistakes. In a post earlier this year, I wrote about how mistakes are things that we have done, not who we are. Often times when we feel bad about our past, we have a hard time distinguishing the difference.
Good people can make some awful mistakes. Having made many bad mistakes, I can honestly say that I am glad I made them because it taught me a lot about myself and the world and led me to where I am today.
The scars you wear from your mistakes are evidence of how hard you have fought to save yourself. Be proud of all that you have learned and had to overcome.
